COVID-19 treatment rates to be reduced in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra authorities on Tuesday introduced rationalisation of the rates of COVID-19 treatment at personal hospitals which is predicted to give
reduction to sufferers exterior large cities. The earlier rates, prescribed by the federal government throughout the first wave of the pandemic, have been based mostly on the rates
prevalent in Mumbai, stated well being minister Rajesh Tope.
“We have now decided to rationalise them further, so the charges will be reduced in tehsil- and district-level hospitals,” he stated.
Tope was talking to reporters after attending a gathering with cupboard colleagues and officers.
The authorities has additionally recognized the personal hospitals the place the coronavirus an infection treatment would be lined below the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY), the state’s medical health insurance scheme, he stated.
“The government has announced various packages for treatment covering all the costs including doctor’s visit and bed charges,” he added.
“Maharashtra is a progressive state, so the government is bearing the expenses of treatment,” Tope stated.
Besides COVID-19, mucormycosis (black fungus) treatment can be lined below the MJPJAY, he famous.
“There are some 4,000 cases of mucormycosis in the state at present. We are trying to make the medicine for it available to all patients,” the well being minister stated.Â
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